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SHOE.

Patented Aug. 20,1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ADAM REED, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE J. WINTER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming: part of Letters Patent No. 544,748, dated August 20,1'8'95.

i Application filed May 31, 1894. Serial No. 51 1 (N0 model-i This invention has relation to improve.

ments in shoes; and it has for its prime object to produce a shoe to be worn by persons who suffer from corns, bunions, callous growths, ingr'owiug nails, and other diseases to which the feet are subject, and it will be found verycomfortable and highly beneficial to those persons who suffer from rheumatism and cold feet by affording perfect freedom of movement of the joints and a thorough circulation of blood in the feet. 7

Other objects and advantages will appear from thevfollowing' description and claims, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective sectional detail View of a shoe with the last removed andjust before being turned, and Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the shoe complete.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A indicates the sole; B, the vamp or upper; C, the D, the tape; E, the soft-felt cushion.

The sole A is formed of leather of any suitable thickness. This leather sole, after being shaped, is provided on its inner side and around its margin with a ridge or channel a, and at a suitable distance from this ridge the material is slitted or undercut, as shown at b, and the lower-edge of the vamp Bis then placed in this ridge, as shown at c, after which the vamp-lining O is placed upon the vamp or upper with their edgestogether and-turned inside out. I

The tape D is placed upon the lining and within the ridge or channel, when the whole is stitched or sewed to the sole by the stitches d, which take through one wallof the groove 7 or channel and into the slit orundercut.

The felt E, which is composed of lambs wool, is placedupon the inner side of the sole, which is the outer side when placed upon the shown.

The leather F, which maybe bleached calf skin or other soft material, covers the soft felt E and is secured to the opposite or outer edge of the tape by'whip-stitches e.

In forming the shoe I first provide the ridge or channel in the margin of the'inn'er side of the sole A. I then place the sole on the last and draw the upper over thelast and lap the same against the wall of the channel, as shown last, and should cover the ventire sole, as

in Fig. 1. 1 then place the lining, when a linr ing isused, against .the upper in a similar manner to which the upper was placed in the channel, and place the tape against the lining, starting with the same from the heel on one side of the shoe, carrying it around the toe and back to the heel on theopposite side. I then stitch the tape, lining, and upper through the channeled" portion, and slit or undercut portion, untilsuch parts are well united, after which Iplace the soft felt upon the entire inner side of sole, which, however, is on the outer side when on the last, and I then place the ,covering'upon the soft felt of .lambs wool and connect its edges with the free edge of the tape by stitches which are whipped over the edges, so as to render thesoft felt secure and not liable to slip or become loose. The last is then removed and the shoe turned, heeled, and finished in the usual manner.

A shoe thus constructed is not intended for heavy wear, Such as shoes using cork inner soles for the purpose of rendering'them water I tight, as cork will not give to thefoot nor will it afiord a cushion, and I attach importance to the fact that my shoe is very soft and light andcomfort'able to the wearer. The lambswool felt will serve as a non-conductor of both heat and cold, which is-highly desirable.

edge of the sole and also having the soft felt or cushion covering the inner side of the sole and the covering for the felt having its edge secured to the tape, substantiallyas specified.

2. The improved turned shoe described consisting of the leather sole -A,'having the mar-r ginal ridge or channel on its inner side and also having the slit or undercut adjacent to the channel or ridge, the upper having its turned edge placed in the ridge, the vamp 5 lining placed in a similar manner upon the upper, and the tape also placed in the ridge against the lining, and the Whole secured by stitches to the channeled Wall of the sole and through the slitted portion, the felt cushion 10 E, of lalnlis wool covering the sole on the inner side, and the leather F, covering the felt and secured to one edge of the tape by stitches, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses:

ADAM REED.

\Vitnesses:

O. A. CLINGER, G. \V. LITTRELL. 

